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<p>"In his latest book, <a href="/tags/thesecondemancipation/" rel="tag">#TheSecondEmancipation</a>: <a href="/tags/nkrumah/" rel="tag">#Nkrumah</a>, <a href="/tags/panafricanism/" rel="tag">#PanAfricanism</a>, and Global Blackness at High Tide, the veteran New York Times correspondent, Columbia journalism professor, and author <a href="/tags/howardfrench/" rel="tag">#HowardFrench</a> deftly navigates the global amnesia and national memory wars that surround Nkrumah’s legacy, while also offering a dazzling portrait of the man himself."</p><p><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/world/kwame-nkrumah-howard-french-second-emancipation/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thenation.com/article/world/kwame-nkrumah-howard-french-second-emancipation/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thenation.com/article/worl</span><span class="invisible">d/kwame-nkrumah-howard-french-second-emancipation/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/africanindependencemovements/" rel="tag">#AfricanIndependenceMovements</a> <a href="/tags/decolonialstruggles/" rel="tag">#decolonialStruggles</a> <a href="/tags/kwamenkrumah/" rel="tag">#KwameNkrumah</a> <a href="/tags/blackhistory/" rel="tag">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>"The most violent element in society is ignorance..."<br>Anarchism and Other Essays</p><p>Lithuanian-born anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer Emma Goldman was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1869.</p><p>In 1906, she founded the anarchist journal "Mother Earth," which became a key platform for anarchist ideas and social critique. In 1919, due to her anti-war stance and anarchist activities, Goldman was deported to Russia during the Red Scare.</p><p>Emma Goldman at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/840" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/840"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/840</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photographic portrait of Emma Goldman, facing left. Cropped and restored from original Library of Congress version.

Goldman's Mother Earth magazine became a home to radical activists and literary free thinkers around the US.

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<p>Books Set in Snowy Places: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-set-in-snowy-places/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-set-in-snowy-places/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-books-set-in-snowy-places/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/snow/" rel="tag">#Snow</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Five deciduous trees that have lost all of their autumn leaves and now have every single one of their branches coated in snow. They look like someone sprinkled powdered sugar on them. The sky behind them is light blue, there are fir trees in the distance, and the ground is blanketed in fresh, white snow.

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? December 9

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<p>How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion</p><p>Why is your ankle named after a Greek hero and your uterus after a Renaissance anatomist? The answer says as much about power and memory as it does about medicine.</p><p>By Lucy E. Hyde</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-anatomical-names-can-carry-hidden-histories-of-power-and-exclusion-267880?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2027%202025%20-%203562936329&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2027%202025%20-%203562936329+CID_410cb313a7d030a22b48dcc5fdca47a7&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=How%20anatomical%20names%20can%20carry%20hidden%20histories%20of%20power%20and%20exclusion" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/how-anatomical-names-can-carry-hidden-histories-of-power-and-exclusion-267880?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2027%202025%20-%203562936329&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2027%202025%20-%203562936329+CID_410cb313a7d030a22b48dcc5fdca47a7&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=How%20anatomical%20names%20can%20carry%20hidden%20histories%20of%20power%20and%20exclusion"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-anatom</span><span class="invisible">ical-names-can-carry-hidden-histories-of-power-and-exclusion-267880?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2027%202025%20-%203562936329&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2027%202025%20-%203562936329+CID_410cb313a7d030a22b48dcc5fdca47a7&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=How%20anatomical%20names%20can%20carry%20hidden%20histories%20of%20power%20and%20exclusion</span></a></p><p>Human anatonomy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28166" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28166"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/28166</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/anatomy/" rel="tag">#anatomy</a></p>

(Fallopian, Gabriello) (ок. 1523-1562), in a 16th century portrait by unknown artist.

Falloppio is portrayed from the chest up, wearing a black cap and a dark robe, with a neatly trimmed beard and intense gaze that suggests his scholarly gravitas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele_Falloppio#/media/File:Gabriele_Falloppio.jpg

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<p>7 Best-Selling 19th-Century Female Novelists Who Aren’t Jane Austen</p><p>Add these forgotten novels to your TBR pile.</p><p>By Rebecca Batley</p><p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/bestselling-victorian-female-authors" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/bestselling-victorian-female-authors"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mentalfloss.com/literature</span><span class="invisible">/authors/bestselling-victorian-female-authors</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/630" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/630"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/630</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2824" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2824"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2824</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1177" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1177"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1177</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/939" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/939"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/939</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/52296" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/52296"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/52296</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2957" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2957"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2957</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1147" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1147"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1147</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Maria Edgeworth by John Downman, 1807.

It depicts the Anglo-Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth at approximately forty years of age. She is shown from the bust upward, wearing a light dress of the Regency style and a delicate frilled bonnet tied under her chin. Her dark, softly curled hair frames a composed and thoughtful face.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Edgeworth#/media/File:Maria_Edgeworth_by_John_Downman_1807.jpg

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? October 28

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<p>Enshittification, o livro (Cory Doctorow) - Resenha </p><p><a href="https://curadoria.bearblog.dev/enshittification-o-livro-cory-doctorow/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="curadoria.bearblog.dev/enshittification-o-livro-cory-doctorow/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">curadoria.bearblog.dev/enshitt</span><span class="invisible">ification-o-livro-cory-doctorow/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#Enshittification</a> <a href="/tags/corydoctorow/" rel="tag">#CoryDoctorow</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#livros</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</a> <a href="/tags/smallweb/" rel="tag">#SmallWeb</a> <a href="/tags/surfandoweb/" rel="tag">#SurfandoWeb</a> <a href="/tags/blogsbr/" rel="tag">#BlogsBR</a> @blogsbr <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/tecnofeudalismo/" rel="tag">#Tecnofeudalismo</a> <a href="/tags/technofeudalism/" rel="tag">#Technofeudalism</a> <a href="/tags/technofeudalism/" rel="tag">#Technofeudalism</a> <a href="/tags/yanisvaroufakis/" rel="tag">#YanisVaroufakis</a> <a href="/tags/rentismo/" rel="tag">#Rentismo</a> <a href="/tags/bigtechs/" rel="tag">#BigTechs</a> <a href="/tags/antitrust/" rel="tag">#Antitrust</a> <a href="/tags/curadoriadainternet/" rel="tag">#CuradoriaDaInternet</a></p>

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<p>American author, humorist, editor & columnist Irvin S. Cobb was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1876.</p><p>At the age of 17, Cobb began working for the Paducah Daily News, where he quickly made a name for himself with his keen observations & humorous writing style. In 1904, he moved to New York City and joined the staff of the New York Evening Sun. His work as a journalist & columnist gained him national recognition. He was one of the most widely read humorists of his time.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/559" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/559"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/559</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Irvin S. Cobb.

An elderly man wearing a formal suit, posing for a photograph.

Cover of Cobb's Bill-of-Fare by Irvin S. Cobb.

"Cobb's Bill-of-Fare" is a collection of essays and short stories by Irvin S. Cobb, showcasing his signature humor and storytelling style. Published in 1913, this book is a delightful exploration of Cobb's thoughts on various topics, often centered around food and dining, but also touching on other aspects of everyday life.

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<p>📚 Something Wicked This Way Comes by: Ray Bradbury</p><p>For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/something-wicked-this-way-comes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/something-wicked-this-way-comes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/something-</span><span class="invisible">wicked-this-way-comes</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/classicsfiction/" rel="tag">#classicsfiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/horrorfiction/" rel="tag">#horrorfiction</a></p>

For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. A calliope’s shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes…and the stuff of nightmares.

Few novels have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury’s unparalleled literary masterpiece Something Wicked This Way Comes. Scary and suspenseful, it is a timeless classic in the American canon.

One of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes, now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre.

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<p>Book Review: EC Comics Library: Weird Science Vol. 1 (Taschen)<br> The Rolls-Royce Collection of Era-Defining Sci-Fi Comics<br>NOAF co-founder <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@scifiromance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scifiromance</span></a></span> has our review at the blog:<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-ec-comics-library-weird.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-ec-comics-library-weird.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-ec-comics-library-weird.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>📚 Anathema (The Eating Woods) by: Keri Lake</p><p>There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell,the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/anathema-the-eating-woods" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/anathema-the-eating-woods"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/anathema-t</span><span class="invisible">he-eating-woods</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p>

There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell,the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones, to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that’s as dangerous as it is alluring. It’s there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon. The one tasked to keep her hidden from the magehood that seeks to crucify her in the name of an arcane prophesy. Zevander Rydainn, known to his prey as The Scorpion, is the coldest, most calculated assassin in all of Aethyria and he’d sooner toss his feisty ward to a pack of vicious fyredrakes than keep her safe. If only he could. Maevyth’s blood is the key to breaking his despised curse and vanquishing the slumbering evil in Witch Knell. Unfortunately for Lord Rydainn, fate has other plans for the irresistible little enchantress. And his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything. Including himself.

Anathema is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the first book in The Eating Woods duology. Perfect for readers who enjoy a plot-heavy and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance and a touch of horror.

From the author of Nocticadia comes a spellbinding gothi

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<p>📚 Ghost Eaters by: Clay McLeod Chapman</p><p>Erin hasn’t been able to set a single boundary with her charismatic but reckless college ex-boyfriend, Silas. When he asks her to bail him out of rehab—again—she knows she needs to cut him off. But days after he gets out, Silas turns up dead of an overdose in their ho...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/ghost-eaters" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/ghost-eaters"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/ghost-eate</span><span class="invisible">rs</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/horrorfiction/" rel="tag">#horrorfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/supernaturalfiction/" rel="tag">#supernaturalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/occultsupernatural/" rel="tag">#occultsupernatural</a></p>

Erin hasn’t been able to set a single boundary with her charismatic but reckless college ex-boyfriend, Silas. When he asks her to bail him out of rehab—again—she knows she needs to cut him off. But days after he gets out, Silas turns up dead of an overdose in their hometown of Richmond, Virginia, and Erin’s world falls apart.

Then a friend tells her about Ghost, a new drug that allows users to see the dead. Wanna get haunted? he asks. Grieving and desperate for closure with Silas, Erin agrees to a pill-popping “séance.” But the drug has unfathomable side effects—and once you take it, you can never go back.

“A Gothic-punk graveyard tale about what haunts history and what haunts the human soul. An addicting read that draws you into its descent from the first page.”—Chuck Wendig, New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Accidents

One of Vulture's Best Horror Novels of 2022, this terrifying supernatural page-turner will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? March 24

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<p>Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1953.</p><p>Beskow's first book, "Sagan om den lilla, lilla gumman", was published in 1897. It was followed by "Tomtebobarnen" (1910), "Pelles nya kläder" (1912) and "Tant Grön, tant Brun och tant Gredelin" (1918). In her honor, the Elsa Beskow Award was established in 1958 by the Swedish Library Association. This award is given annually to the best Swedish picture book illustrator.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Beskow" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Beskow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Bes</span><span class="invisible">kow</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Elsa Beskow in 1901

Image scanned from the book "Svenskt Porträttgalleri XX - Arkitekter, Bildhuggare, Målare m.fl. " ("Swedish Portrait Gallery XX - Architects, Sculptors, Painters, ") published 1901.

A vintage photo of a woman with a bun hairstyle, captured in black and white.

Elsa Beskow - Tomtebobarnen, color poster for the 3rd spread - Google Art Project

Illustration from Children of the Forest (Tomtebobarnen, 1910) by w:Elsa Beskow (1874 – 1953). ISBN 08-631-5049-7

The accompanying caption in Swedish explains that the elves (älvorna) lives behind a huge mossy boulder and come out at night to dance in the moonlight. The children of the forest (lit. the "w:tomte children") are trying to play w:seesaw with them, but the elves are so light and tender that even though they are eight and the children only two, they don't weight even.

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<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a>: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1821081" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1821081"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1821081</span></a></p><p>The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/eoysale25/" rel="tag">#EOYSale25</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> <a href="/tags/sale/" rel="tag">#sale</a> <a href="/tags/books2read/" rel="tag">#books2read</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#indiebooks</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

In the background dawn, as seen from space, above a blue world.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

(Right) The background is a blue and orange nebula, with the following text over it:

“You gotta be real strong, real bright, real quick, or real lucky to survive drawing *attention*. Which are you?”

“I’m quick, Amelia is bright, Marta is strong and all three of us have been lucky, after a fashion: if we didn’t have bad luck, then I suppose we wouldn’t have any luck at all.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts

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<p>📚 Political Girl by: Maria Alyokhina</p><p>From a member of the Pussy Riot collective: An urgent, intimate, firsthand account of grassroots dissent, bravery, art, and spectacle in Putin's Russia</p><p>Picking up where Riot Days left off, Maria (Masha) Alyokhina takes us through her activist experiences between 2014 to 2022. In vivid, diary-like v...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/political-girl" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/political-girl"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/political-</span><span class="invisible">girl</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a> <a href="/tags/politicalhistory/" rel="tag">#politicalhistory</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a></p>

From a member of the Pussy Riot collective: An urgent, intimate, firsthand account of grassroots dissent, bravery, art, and spectacle in Putin's Russia

Picking up where Riot Days left off, Maria (Masha) Alyokhina takes us through her activist experiences between 2014 to 2022. In vivid, diary-like vignettes, we follow her as she goes in and out of Russian prisons, continually dodges police violence, protests at the Sochi Olympics, flies to Kyiv to stand in solidarity with Ukraine, defends the high-level dissident Alexi Navalny, drops banners at Trump Tower, and—in 2022—flees from Russia in disguise to escape a new prison sentence.

Spanning settings from Moscow to London to New York to Harvard, Political Girl has an artistic sensibility, a punk ethos, a deep moral clarity, and an inimitably dry Russian wit. It portrays not only Masha’s political activities but also her personal arc: the friends she makes in prison, the woman she falls in love with, her bond with her young son Filip, and her deep passion for art and history. As Trump attempts to bring Putin-style authoritarianism to the U.S., Masha's message to Americans is one of solidarity and hope.

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My brothers copy of X-Wing - Solo Command was torn and folded before cutting.

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An Animal's History of Humanity - CHAPTER 1 - (AUDIOBOOK) <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/38147557">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>"Science is nothing without generalisations... The suggestion of a new idea, or the detection of a law, supersedes much that had previously been a burden upon the memory, and by introducing order and coherence facilitates the retention of the remainder in an available form."</p><p>In: William C. McC. Lewis, A System of Physical Chemistry (Volume 1) (p. iv), Longmans, Green and Company. 1918</p><p>~John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh

Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.

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<p>German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1724.</p><p>He is best known for his epic poem "Der Messias" which was heavily influenced by John Milton's "Paradise Lost" but distinguished itself with its intense emotionality and religious fervor. Klopstock also wrote numerous odes and lyric poems that celebrated themes of friendship, patriotism, nature, and spirituality. Notable collections include "Odes" and "Poetische Werke".</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6558" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6558"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6558</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Klopstock by Johann Caspar Füssli (1750)
Johann Caspar Füssli - Das Jahrhundert der Freundschaft. Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim und seine Zeitgenossen, ed. Ute Pott (Göttingen: Wallstein, 2004), p. 25.

Image of a man with white hair and a red tie in a painting.

Titelblatt der Erstausgabe der ersten drei Gesänge des Messias (1749).

Klopstock began writing "Der Messias" in 1748. This epic poem, written in unrhymed hexameters, is a religious and lyrical masterpiece that narrates the life and mission of Jesus Christ. It was heavily influenced by John Milton's "Paradise Lost" but distinguished itself with its intense emotionality and religious fervor.

The first three cantos were published in 1748, and the poem was eventually completed in 1773. The work was groundbreaking for its time, emphasizing religious devotion and the sublime rather than the rationality and order typical of Enlightenment literature.

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<p>📚 The King's Captive by: K. M. Shea</p><p>I can turn into a housecat.It's a fun magic, except in a world filled with vampires and werewolves, it doesn't exactly make me a powerhouse. Instead, the supernatural community has classified me as an outcast, which means one thing: picking on me is open season all day, every day.The local fae a...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-kings-captive" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-kings-captive"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-kings-</span><span class="invisible">captive</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

I can turn into a housecat.It's a fun magic, except in a world filled with vampires and werewolves, it doesn't exactly make me a powerhouse. Instead, the supernatural community has classified me as an outcast, which means one thing: picking on me is open season all day, every day.The local fae are the worst of all, and it's during one of their regular "capture the cat-girl" sessions that I shift into my cat form and meet HIM for the first time.Noctus is so powerful his magic radiates off him like a sun, and my fae captors can barely look in his general direction. And then my life gets even more terrifying when Noctus decides to take me with him. As a pet.Why did he pick today to "adopt don't shop" a cat?It gets worse when I realize he's an elf, a ruling race of supernaturals that was supposedly killed off centuries ago.But he's not just any elf, no. He's an elven king, with heaps of secrets to protect. Secrets that I am quickly learning since he includes his new pet in everything from breaking into buildings to inspect classified paperwork to tracking down sketchy supernaturals.All this means if he gets even a hint that I'm not a real cat, I'm going to find out firsthand how elves treat their prisoners.So, escaping Noctus is priority #1. How hard can it be? (Answer: very.)

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<p>Grand days out</p><p>There's something magical about Swallows and Amazons. <br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/09/grand-days-out/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/09/grand-days-out/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/09/grand-days-out/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

First edition dust jacket cover of Swallows and Amazons novel by English author Arthur Ransome, 1930.

The 1930 first edition dust jacket of "Swallows and Amazons" by Arthur Ransome, featuring a charming hand-drawn map showing lakes, islands, and sailing routes. The whimsical illustration includes decorative cartouches with children in boats, nautical elements, and place names rendered in a playful, storybook style that captures the adventure of children's sailing expeditions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallows_and_Amazons#/media/File:ArthurRansome_SwallowAndAmazons.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/coverreveal/" rel="tag">#CoverReveal</a> : We're obviously always delighted to celebrate one of our (very!) local literary stars, Muriel Spark, and Hodder has James Bailey's Like a Cat Loves a Bird, "a spiky and delicious new literary biography", coming next April.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#livres</a> <a href="/tags/murielspark/" rel="tag">#MurielSpark</a> <a href="/tags/edinburgh/" rel="tag">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="/tags/edimbourg/" rel="tag">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="/tags/likeacatlovesabird/" rel="tag">#LikeACatLovesABird</a> <a href="/tags/jamesbailey/" rel="tag">#JamesBailey</a> <a href="/tags/biography/" rel="tag">#Biography</a> <a href="/tags/biographie/" rel="tag">#biographie</a> <a href="/tags/scottishliterature/" rel="tag">#ScottishLiterature</a> <a href="/tags/bookshops/" rel="tag">#bookshops</a> <a href="/tags/librairies/" rel="tag">#librairies</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

Orange and pink cover for Like a Cat Loves a Bird, a forthcoming biography of Muriel Spark, with a black and white photo of Spark holding a black cat on the cover

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<p>📚 The Shining by: Stephen King</p><p>Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic lo...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-shining" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-shining"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-shinin</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/horrorfiction/" rel="tag">#horrorfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/supernaturalfiction/" rel="tag">#supernaturalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/ghost/" rel="tag">#ghost</a></p>

Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • In this masterpiece of modern American horror that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel’s dark secrets begin to unravel.

“An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” —The Washington Post

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